Nicolas Bras has built more than 1,500 strange sonic experiments using reclaimed wood, scrap metal, and PVC pipe.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bogdan Todchuk first started using recycled wood to make instruments after he found a set of old table legs on the street as he ...

(SOUNDBITE) (French) CRAFTSMAN, YAHIA CHALLALI, SAYING: "It's a profession that I love. It was a challenge. I once broke my banjo and I swore to myself not to play music anymore, not to touch a guitar ...

Walking into a musical instrument store offers two primary stimuli: instruments and their price tags. But making instruments is far more complex, a balance of visual art with precision, of flair and ...

Paul Gardinier loves the exactitude. That’s the part of making string instruments that stands out as the Juneau man’s favorite. “It’s super precise,” Gardinier told the Capital City Weekly while ...

He learned the craft from his father and continued to make his instruments by hand. Laubin oboes are cherished for their dark and rich tone. By Alex Vadukul Paul Laubin, a revered oboe maker who was ...